Skill sharing weekend. March 12th, 13th, 14th, 2010

[JohnC]

Jane, Joe and me had a great time at the weekend. It's taken a while to get the car unpacked.
I wish I'd brought a camera, but there you go. Lots to watch and do, great surroundings and a large amount of food and fire.

Many thanks to "the organising team"

I like the idea of a focused skill weekend....

 

[gazmc2]

looks like you all had a gread time, im gutted i missed it.

more pics please!!

 

[nelly]

Myself & Claire had a great amazing weekend.

It was our first time to both the site & an online meet-up. For most it would have been a case of matching up familure names to unfamilure faces which is hard enough but for us (having been on the forum about a week) it was learning both!

We are greatful for being made welcome with special thanks to Mary for keeping us informed & giving us our jobs. I hope we earned our keep?
We will be prepared for next time.

 

[PatrickM]

Looks like the gathering of the clans, well done to all......lets see some pics stuart.

 

[Sniper]

I'm gutted I missed this one, work catching me before I got away unfortunately, but looks to have been another superb weekend guys. Hopefully there will be another fairly soon. Im on leave the first couple of weeks in April so may look for another around then if anybodies up for it.

 

[stuart f]

Thanks to all for a great weekend . I've done a wee right up on the out and about forum if you want a look.

Roll on the next one.

Cheers Stuart.

 

[stuart f]

Just got back in from Comriecroft, what a wonderful weekend and some wonderful cracking funny characters, It must be a once a year meet for all the lunatics in Scotland to live in a field just to give the rest of civilization a break for a weekend.

Of course many thanks to Mary and here wee assistants (you know who you are) for setting up the camp for everyone for when we arrived.

Special thanks for Our Wee hobbit friend Stuart F who clearly lives in a shed building and experimenting with materials all year round and only comes out for sunshine once a year at Comriecroft. Thanks for all your help and patience mate, it was appreciated by Jason and myself (P.S MY FISHHOOK WAS CLEARLY BETTER THAN HIS AND I COULD LAND MOBY DICK WITH IT!!!! LOL)

Also enjoyed watching our 2 resident blacksmiths bashing metals and kidding on they knew what they were doing, whilst working us all to death on the air bellows, i need a rest know.

Also had a good Saturday night round the camp fire with all the boys discussing random topics from rolling sheep across cattle grids to Stuart and Tams past glories as punk rockers.

We had a great time at the meet and more importantly, it being a skill sharing weekend i would like to thank everyone who gave their time and knowledge and for the humble way in which they shared it with us slightly stupid and cack handed students...

All the best

Col (The Bushcraftuk pin up boy -and thats bad cause im right ugly - guess what the rest look like? yep its not pretty - IS IT GAZ!!!!!!)

Hi Colin,it was a fine weekend indeed,no need to thank me,i'm just glad you got something out of the weekend,and that we will get round to another in the not to distant future.

Cheers Stuart the wee Hobbit.

 

[Toddy]

I'm generally an early riser, and at just before 6am I was up washed, dressed and the site was so still and calm, with the Sun coming up over the hills and starting to edge onto the site. I was almost awake anyway when a pheasant clucking around at the side of my tent woke me all the way about half five. If I was a meat eater thon bird would have been lunch

There was frost on most of the tents that early on but otherwise the site was very dry. Tents went up onto dry ground and we took them down in Sunshine. Can't ask for better really

I dug out my camera and took some photos of the site at that time. I'd been watching three roe deer in the field next to the tents, maybe 40 or 50 metres away from me, but they'd gone under the trees by the time I got my camera.
There were four gleds soaring later in the day, a couple of herons a wee bit up the hill and George says there's an Osprey nests nearby too. One of the lads saw a pine martin up near his hammock as well. It's a beautiful site
Needless to say, " did I mind to keep my camera with me ?" that'll be a no I got a handful of photos the whole weekend. Really must do better next time. There were so many things to see, and see being done


Views from my tent first thing in the morning.

Camp all set up and calm

Colin and Jason and company with a firedrill ember

cheers,
Toddy

 

[stuart f]

Hi Mary,you got some nice photos there showing the peace and serenity of camp.But guess what we are having for tea tonight,yup Haggis Tatties and Neeps that came home with us

Sophie's over the moon that you promoted her to your personal assistant,all the way home all i got was "a really love Mary" and "every bodies great" and "i want Roy"

PS she wanted to know were the chickens alright when you left, after her feeding them the stew .

PPS my wife says thanks for the lovely Ikea tins you gave me,infact she says she will have to redecorate the kitchen to have them on display..So erm thanks from me i think.

Cheers Stuart.

 

[Toddy]

Funny that........guess what *we're* having for dinner ?
Ach, it was a good idea, but there was just soooo much food. Right enough I didn't get lunch until I got home and that was after six. Breakfast was hefty though.

The chooks seemed to be happily rummaging around looking hopeful when I last saw them.........and all the stew had gone
George says they're like mini dinosaurs, don't lie down near them or they'll have you

Your Sophie's a lovely girl growing up so fast.

There was a very laid back atmosphere to the meet thoroughly enjoyable Sat round a fire at night enjoying the chat and the company just rounded off the days well.

So...........when are we doing it again ?

Comriecroft said that even if the hall isn't available the barn and steadings are most likely free, and since the weather's on the way to being warmer.....

cheers,
M

p.s. do we need to wait until you get around to the painting ? okenest:

 

[campsiteguy]

Hi to all. Just wanted to say a big thank you to you all for coming up to the croft and making my weekend such fun, you left the place so clean you wouldn't have known that anyone had been camped at all; thats the sort of campers we like. Stuart F, thanks for bringing up all the craft items that you made, it was very inspiring to see what you had been working on and you can tell Sophie that the hens are all ok. Hope to see some or all of you again soon, take care.

George

 

[warthog1981]

Many thanks to everyone who made this the best meet up yet
Thanks to Mary for organising the meet up in the first place
Id epically like to thank the people who willingly help carry the mountains of fire wood down the hill and cut and split it it was very much appreciated

Thanks again Really looking forward to the next one

cheers Russ

 

[Nonsuch]

Let's not wait too long before doing it again. How about before the main summer rush ? Or failing that, September ?

I'm definitely camping next time with Katie and Chris and the tipi and stove, even if it is only down the road !

NS

 

[Toddy]

Hi to all. Just wanted to say a big thank you to you all for coming up to the croft and making my weekend such fun, you left the place so clean you wouldn't have known that anyone had been camped at all; thats the sort of campers we like. Stuart F, thanks for bringing up all the craft items that you made, it was very inspiring to see what you had been working on and you can tell Sophie that the hens are all ok. Hope to see some or all of you again soon, take care.

George

George you not only run a beautiful site but you went out of your way to make things so easy for us. We really couldn't have asked for more.
I'm so glad you were well pleased with the weekend too
Your own craft work is stunningly beautiful

From even just the responses so far, we'll be back

cheers,
Toddy

 

[woods_man]

Hi, it was a great weekend!
Peter..

 

[sc_steve]

Looks great and some excellent photos! Couldn't make it last minute because of work but hopefully will make the next event and be able to bring the tentipi.

 

[JonS]

Absolutely devastated I couldn't go.... ohwell, whens the next one?

 

[Everything Mac]

shall we get another skill share weekend up an running in a couple of months?

say the 21st 22nd and 23rd of May?

Would be great to see everyone again!

 

[warthog1981]

Mays no good for me June would be better

Cheers Russ

 

[xpolex]

id be totally up for it but the last two weeks of any month clashes with my shift pattern at work oh well maybe ill get there at some point